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Australia: Women returning from parental leave work in the lowest paid jobs

Pooja | Mar 7 2007

Research done by the Australian Council of Trade Union (ACTU) postulated that women in full time jobs on an average earn $100 a week less than men, the same gender pay gap as 1978, almost 30 years ago. Figures by Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Tags: Australia, Australian Council Of Trade Union, Australian Bureau Of Statistics, Sharan Burrow, Joe Hockey, Politics & Society

Northern Territory mothers more likely to take paid maternity leave

Pooja | Oct 24 2006

According to a recent study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), half of the working women in the Territory take paid maternity leave when having a baby in comparison with the women all over the country. The survey further revealed that...

Tags: Northern Territory, Australian Bureau Of Statistics, Tasmania, Maternity Leave, Lifestyle

Interview

Sara Rich

Suzanne Swift, the then twenty one year old Army Specialist, was arrested for showing her reluctance in going back to fight in Iraq. She served in Iraq for a year but decided she won�t return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.

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